The offer of a £5,000 reward has failed to help police in the hunt for the attackers of a Dunkirk veteran in his Coventry home.

Police say they have had no response from the public despite the reward offered by an anonymous donor who was outraged at the attack.

Jack Brookes, aged 86, was bound and gagged by three men who burst into his home in Birchfield Road, Coundon, on October 11.

His 55-year-old son, who has multiple sclerosis, was in the house at the time of the attack, and his 34-year-old carer was also bound and gagged.

The men searched the house and fled with a safe containing cash.

In December an Evening Telegraph reader put up the reward in the hope it would lead to a capture.

But today acting Det Sgt Tim Longbottom, of Little Park Street police, said: "Forensically we have drawn a blank. But the reward is still on offer."

He urged anyone who knew anything about the raid to search their consciences and contact police, or if they wanted to remain anonymous, to call Crimestoppers.

Mr Brookes, who has seven children, 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, suffered nasty injuries to his hands where he was bound and needed hospital treatment. The former prisoner of war, who was captured at Dunkirk, was also badly shaken but was inundated with offers of support from friends, and neighbours.

Mr Brookes served in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment during the Second World War before becoming a production line foreman at Rudge Whitworth in Coventry. His wife Bridget died in May, aged 89.

Anyone with information can call the robbery team at Little Park Street on 0845 113 5000, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

A 34-year-old woman arrested in connection with the incident is on police bail.